they are good at baseball games and nascar races. i think, screw it, i am getting butt cancer, but at least i will have my dignity. >> i want to say that i think the science -- when they do these studies with food are exaggerated because if you eat hot dogs there is a chance you are sedentary. that might play a role or you smoke. they are focusing on food as if it is bad. it is not the right way. it is a correlation that is a part of a greater lifestyle. >> modern society causes cancer. >> cancer causes cancer. >> our entire society to one degree or another causes cancer. >> go ahead. condemn america, john. >> embrace it. when you are on your death bed you will regret not having that hot dog. >> the other thing about the hot dog, it is not the meat, it is the bread. it is the bread that makes it fat. it is the cor bow hydrate. the meat is a protein. >> you sound like a girl since have you gone on a diet. >> it is true. i am a pathetic human being. what is it like to be totally awesome and super cool simultaneously? we discuss my new

and now you're doing -- you said that nascar -- >> i got to start a nascar race. >> jimmy: that's hugeyeah. >> yeah. it's -- i've never been to a nascar race. i don't know if you can tell by my accent, but i'm not from the south. [ laughter ] so i went to the nascar race, and they -- how polite are those people? and this southern hospitality. they treated me -- this giant paula deen-looking lady said, "is this your first nascar race, darling? i'm going to fry you up some butter." [ laughter ] i mean, it's just -- >> jimmy: yeah, a nice stick of fried butter. >> yeah. it was just so gracious. and it's a whole culture. i wasn't even aware. they camp out for days, like there's trailers, and all these little communities, and a lot of confederate flags, which i didn't understand, because they lost. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's a weird flag to have. >> you lose a job at footlocker, you don't start walking around in a referee uniform. that's it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's it. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> but, i got to wave -- did you wave the flag? or did you say -- >> no, i just said, "gen

nascar is going down quite a bit over the years. say i caught it at the right time, but it's what i want to do. so this decision wasn't about money at all. >> i think that danica still has to prove herself from a performance standpoint. i mean, she has impressed a lot of people, you know, in some of her performances this year, but i think she still has a long way to go. >> well, jeff gordon and nascar raced under the lights at bristol motor speedway. a fairly clean race, but mark martin got too close to mark vickers and that was the fatality kiss for mark martin, finishing in 38th. no. 17 matt kennseth is caught loggy gagging and no. 2 brad keselowski takes second place on the restart with 80 laps to go. brad keselowski wins hi third race of the season. his he he broke his ankle he finished 1st, second, third. the san josi earthquakes trailed tonight of the check out the far left your screen, san josi throws the ball in and the sliding goal. check if out again. he proaccuse the 1-1 tie, but extends the winless streak and playoffs se

got a nascar question for you -- what's more rare than a monday race? your answer? an australian winning it. marcus ambrose became the first aussie to win a sprint cup event. but it's what happened after the race that overshadowed the victory. boris said ran into the back of greg biffle teammate's greg reagan. thankfully, everybody was okay. after the race, biffle took a swing at said. boris went after biffle, who was protected by his crew, never got to him, but i have a feeling he will. >> he's the most unprofessional little scaredy-cat i've ever seen in my life. he won't even fight me like a man after, so if somebody texts me his address, i'll go see him wednesday at his house and show him what he really needs. he needs a friging whipping and i'll going to give it to him. it's not right to wreck cars but he'll show up at a race with a black eye one of these days, i'll see him somewhere. >> enough said, that's an early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men moustache and beard. >>> the end of a lo

nascar t speedway in the oh my goodness.torybook. >> stallings wins his first pga event with that birdie. nascar, most famous speedway in the country. in indianapolis. nine laps to go. paul menard lets jamie mcmurray pass him. the plan, let's conserve some fuel. four lap left. menard retakes the lead, hoping to hold off a charred charge from jeff gordon and he does. not a bad place. menard to win his first ever sprint cup race and he thanks his sponsors, he thanks his dad, long time racing backer. coming up tonight -- more on the i tell my dad as soon as i pull up into victory lane. said something like 35 years of trying here and here you go. this one's for you. it is definitely for him. he'd been trying. put up a lot of time and energy to winning at indy and it's a big deal. >> if you're ever going to pick any place to win a first race -- if you're a nascar -- you're going to say the daytona 500. next up would be the brick yard because the brickyard is the brickyard. it's like -- so the 49ers started practice this weekend a

but if anything, nascar has gone down wide a bit over the years. so i can't say i caught it at the right time but it's what i want to do. >> golfers matt and dustin johnson knew that hurricane irene forced the new jersey based tournament to become a 50 fall tournament. justin won back but check out this bunker shot on the fourth. that's an eagle for johnson. he was tied with dustin until he go bees the 12th and follows that with another bogey on 13th. so dustin has to tap in on the 18th to shoot a six under 65. johnson wins by two and leaves with more than just three play-off tournaments to go. 49 e.r.es trail the texans just before half time. highlights and low lights and post game at 10:00. heather? >> looking forward to that. thank you, fred. >>> coming up tonight on the 10:00 news we continue to track hurricane irene as she movings up the eastern sea bored and closes in on new york city. the storm, though, is also causing problems here in the bay area for travelers trying to get to the east coast. we'll have that story as well. that is our repo

. >>> nascar -- one of nascar's biggest stars we will explain. >>> and slowing traffic we will tell you more about this and other troubled spots in the bay area. . >>> former first lady nancy reagan is okay. reportedly she tripped over an upright post right there and marco rubio was there to catch her. he had a good grip on her and she didn't fall all the way to the ground. by the way marco rubio had been invited to speak at her husband's library. >>> it was delivered to his studios hazmat determined the powder was harmless. the fbi is investigating who may have sent that letter. >>> a 76-year-old man's car went off a cliff and spent two days waiting to be rescued. it happened on sunday. a hiker spotted the man's car yesterday afternoon and a park ranger believes the man fell asleep and went over the edge. he told emergency crews he tried to climb back up the road but he couldn't make it. he is expected to survive. >>> one of nascar's biggest stars lost his driver's license for an incident away from the racetrack. they took away kyle bush's license for 45 days after he pled guilty to sp

how's that different from nascar? >> nascar is for stock cars. they take a stock passenger car, in the old days, but the safety features like the world pages and make a race car but open wheel racing is high tech and has been for the beginning. more horsepower. >> these tires. how many tires are they allowed to use in a race? did they have different kinds of tires? the rams all look different. the tires, the front and rear, you might have different constructions to choose from. the ones with the red sidewalls are a softer attire. you will see most cars qualified on the red side walls. the black side walls are a little bit harder and give you a longer run. the team manager will decide which kind to put on depending on the racing they are doing. >> it is a real balancing act. what is more important, the driving or the pit crew? >> it is a combination. it is like the quarterback in football, without a line he would be history. it is the same thing. the pit crew is the heart of the operation. they are the ones that builds the car and set it up and he

going to run a full nascar- nationwide schedule.ica patrick excited. >> i could have gotten in it and not like i'd it. i liked it right away, i was fast and to go to daytona and run that arco race and get my first taste of bumping and pushing and collides into cars was liberating. it was the most fun had i had in a race car. >> ron artest wants to change his name. not so fast say the courts. he wants to chang his name to meadow world peace. you can clear you're out standing traffic warrants first, and then we can talk about changing your name. there you go for the lakers forward. he has to september 16th to ♪ [ female announcer ] you never stop improving your recipe. we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly.

going to run a full nascar- nationwide schedule.patrick excited. >> i could have gotten in it and not like i'd it. i liked it right away, i was fast and to go to daytona and run that arco race and get my first taste of bumping and pushing and collides into cars was liberating. it was the most fun had i had in a race car. >> ron artest wants to change his name. not so fast say the courts. he wants to chang his name to meadow world peace. you can clear you're out standing traffic warrants first, and then we can talk about changing your name. there you go for the lakers forward. he has to september 16th to get it done. have a good weekend. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. the newest

the fans, there'd be no nascar.st like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >> sean: he's only been a candidate for five days but perry already has the white house and mainstream media in a frenzy. asked about a comment he made on the campaign trail. jay carney told reporters when you are running for president you have to think about what you're saying. you know, like clinging to your guns and religion. this coming from an administration whose vice president weeks ago reportedly called members of the tea party movement a bunch of terrorists. as for the media, they are doing so-called vetting of governor perry. "the new york times" running stories. the "washington post" political page today most of the day

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and a nascar driver wins despite a serious handicap. plus it's only fitting a back and forth game concluded the yankees and red sox back and forth weekend series battling for first place. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and we just finished another hot and humid weekend. today, even hotter in some locations. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports it's almost a ritual of the summer. the red sox and yankees battling head-to-head for first place. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, everybody. if you're a baseball fan, it doesn't get much better than the yankees and red sox with first place on the line at fenway. pick it up in the ninth inning, sox down one, man on third, all dustin pedroia has to do is hit it deep and he does exactly that. sac fly to left, in came the tying run and we're off to extra innings. they completed the comeback in the tenth. josh reddick with an r

it is a shot and the harm to nascar. >> thank you for being with us. we are back at 8:00 p.m.. inside the big stories. i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm christina mclarty. >> taylor is a mess. >> a beverly housewives confidant after the funeral. did grieving widow taylor collapse before being carried out of her husband's service? >> taylor was very emotional. she's distraught, in tears. it's hard to recover from that. >>> new will smith out with his wife. >>> kim and her new husband. >> our marriage report card. >> while kim's wedding was beautiful, it was over the top. >> in dept

patrick has been recently part time in a lower tier nascar series since twenty ten becoming the first female to finish in the top five of an event in march the psalms time three hundred the american is aiming for a full season schedule next year after its long term plan is to race to the top level sprint cup by twenty thirteen wisconsin native already in the indy car history with her when the indy japan in two thousand and eight was the first ever back. to n.f.l. preseason action now where the ravens hurled the defense gave up over thirty points but baltimore still managed to see off neighbors washington the home side benefiting from solid quarterback play while the redskins continue to remain on the side on their starting signal caller flavin. flacco getting new signing leigh evans making it fourteen apiece the former buffalo bills star doing what he's best known for running straight ahead in a catch. back or pumping it out for the redskins starting quarterback job back filling his claim with the past the turns off still hunting washington twenty twenty one. back up tie rod taylor th

patrick has been racing part time in a low a two year nascar series. becoming the best female to finish in the top five open about it in march now the american is aiming for a full season next year twenty nine year old patrick's long term plan is to race in the top levels sprint cup when two thirteen wisconsin needs to have already in the indycar history books you know when of the. three hundred three years ago was the first ever by a woman. finally the n.f.l. preseason action so the ravens heralded the founds gave up over thirty one spot balls must still manage to see all the neighbors washington has to benefiting from solid gold to play while the redskins continue to remain undecided on this starting signal caller. ravens quarterback joe flacco locate a new signing even this year to make it routine for the buffalo bills star doing what he is best known for running straight or have making the catch. and john back i'll bet you child for the redskins starting quarterback job back stating his claim with a pass to terence alston handing washington a twent

. >>> nascar driver kyle busch won't be behind the wheel any time soon on the streets.e got busted for speeding in south carolina and lost his license for 45 days. police say in may he was doing almost 130 miles an hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone, but the nascar points leader doesn't need a license to race in competition. >>> and a stunning announcement from basketball coach pat summitt. she has early onset dementia. summitt coaches the university of tennessee and lady vols and has more wins than any other coach, male or female, in basketball college history. despite the diagnosis, the 59-year-old coach says she plans to continue coaching. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and you call that a quake? while the east coast panics, the west coast puts things into perspective for us all. of dry hair. ♪ why you gotta be like that? ♪ don't be like that ♪ 'cause i deserve better than this ♪ ♪ did i catch you playing up like that? ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] make friends with your dry unpredictable hair. dove's range with weightless nutri-oils inst

pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar.st like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. headquarters there off hsbc, one of the more unusual looking buildings. you can see it right in the heart of hong kong. that used to be the global headquarters until hsbc moved to city of london about 19 years or so ago. welcome back. you're watching "world business today." >>> let's stay with hsbc because it's been a stock we've been watching. on monday the bank reported a better than expected earnings. this is how investors have responded to that today here in london. hsbc shares are trading. last time i looked, gain of nearly 1.5%. now, in hong kong, a little bit earlier, hsbc's stock closed about 1.25%. this is london here. but

leads to a pushing and shoving match in nascar. >>> and what is it? a mysterious creature surfaces in the suburbs of the nation's capital. it still has us scratching our head. good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry, those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with striking back. his re-election campaign may not be officially under way yet, but that didn't stop president obama from lashing out at the gop and his potential 2012 rivals on the first day of his so-called economic bus tour. nbc's brian moore is in washington with details. brian, good morning. >> good morning, lynn, the president is counting on a new recovery plan to help create jobs and to help save his own. the white house insists president obama's three-day bus tour through the midwest isn't a campaign swing. but it sure looked that way as he rolled into iowa and sent a message to congress. >> if they don't start paying attention, then they're not going to be in office and we'll have a new congress in there that will start paying att

next year she goes to nascar. she said she will run a full nationwide series schedule lake nascar triple a league then run a partial sprint cup schedule joining stewart haas racing. interesting to see how she doe does. >> time to make the move. >> "nightline"next for larry and all of us thanks for watching. appreciate your time. hope to see you again watching. appreciate your time. hope to see you again here tomorrow good night. wszúzúzúzúzúzúzúzúzúzúzúi-i-i-ii

danica will split time between nascar's nationwide tour and sprint cup and expects to race in the daytona 500. her car will be owned by tony stewart's company. she leaves indy with just one career win but now becomes even more marketable with nascar. >> think that's probably something a lot of people think. but if it was about money i would have gone a long time ago. i would have gone a long time ago. but i go where my heart and gut tell me to go, where i'm enjoying my life the most and where i feel like i can have the most success. >> man. tiger woods got some good news for the first time in a while. woods was selected by fred couples to be on the 12-man presidents cup roster a duel between the united states and europe. woods ranked 28th on the qualifying list but was spared by couples who was the team captain and by the way a very good friend of tiger woods who really doesn't belong on that team. >>> the 49ers haven't had a 1,000-yard receiver since terrell owens in 2003. braylon edwards hopes to end that this year. he made a one-handed snag last week -- can i have natural sound? >> bri

see your lexus dealer. the nascar nationwide series, but only until september 6th.now pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >> laura: thanks for staying with us. i'm laura ingraham in tonight for bill o'reilly. in the is it legal segment. start with the latest ruling on obama care. the 11th circuit of appeals on friday ruled that the individual mandate to buy health insurance is unconstitutional. this means there is an extremely good chance that the supreme court is going to examine the constitutionality of the law in the 2012 term, which would obviously be a huge campaign issue. president obama talked about the legislation yesterday. >> part of the affordable care act

i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >>> as we await the house vote let's go to jack. he's got "the cafferty file." >> wolf, the government is selling snake oil again. look closely at this so-called deal on the debt ceiling crisis, and you'll see a triumph of sleight of hand over substance. last night it was we're going to cut $1 trillion in the first ten years. by this morning $1 trillion had become $917 billion which means we lost $83 billion overnight, sort of makes you afraid to go to bed tonight. in the first three years of the obama presidency the deficits will total about $4.2 trillion. cutting $917 billion over ten years, that's $91 billion a year, that's c

could only add markets and turmoil are we in for another perfect storm across until inspiral and nascar to. talk about this hello good to see you roll into other duck outs on the horizon. there are clouds on the horizon i think are they right and actually last week it was all a very chaotic period of time last week things are a little bit clearer markets have stabilized they priced in a great deal of uncertainty last week and where we are hopeful that things stabilize now and valuations will again become important but you know it's another typical in russia a lot of chaos unfortunately but now some say that the one thousand nine hundred forty was due to wrong economic policy but is the current one safe enough you think . the nine hundred ninety eight crisis may give them i would look like a walk in the park i mean ninety ninety eight the equity market lost ninety three percent of its value last week the russian market lost about fifty percent of its value it hurt but it was nothing compared to the ninety ninety eight russia has moved on a lot further for a day you know russia or russia

without the fans, there'd be no nascar.ust like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >> bill: in recent years fox news has reported on a number of apparent honor attacks here in america by muslim men on women in their families. what the killers seem to want was control. ultimate control. that is why the victims of these honor crimes are not just the women killed but all the other wives, daughters and sisters who fear what will happen if they do not submit. was nora one of them. >> october 20, 2009. norr and family friend visit the dee is in peoria arizona. the department of economic security. the welfare office. she was helping amal with her benefits and texting a friend why she waited. suddenly at 1:18 p.m. she s

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>> and in nascar, two of the top drives ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are.ase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> nascar's two top drives were dualing today in my michigan. carl edwards has finished on top in his time. but not today he was having trouble on the side of the track. then his brother curt ran into the wall and also got mcpurr reu involved. a red flag closed the gap. they went green checkered to end the race. bush and johnson are 1-2 in the standings as well separated by only 10 points. >>> this has been the year of the changing landscape on the golf tour with yet another first time winner in the windham championship. first we start with the search for carl peterson's golf bag. then allowed to take a drop. from there he chipped to the hole and drained it for birdie. all in just his first hole of the game. peterson would go on to finish 5-shots back. and mellencamp shot back to make it look like a shot you see on -- the picture of consistency for four round. making birdie 15. si

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it is in the 9th inning. >>> nascar rained out yesterday at the road course watkins glen so they gotoing today. denny hamlin's car doesn't cooperate he goes into the wall looked bad but he would walk away. drama on the final lap. a worse regular. david reagan and route man collide. route man's car gets the worst of it. the crash was set off by boris said. marcus ambrose wins. afterwards boris said and greg biffle got into it. said kept at it. he earned this week's they said it award. >> i want winners. >> he is the most unprofessional little scaredy cat i have ever seen in my life. he won't even fight me like a man after. so if someone texts me his address i'll go see him at his hose wednesday and show i am what he needs. he needs a whooping. i'm going to give it to him. he was giving me the finger, totally unprofessional. two laps down, he's a chump. >>> after allowing five sacks the 49ers have to worry about the long term health of the quarterbacks. >> we want to thank the saints for doing that. they gave us the opportunity to get better and we will. >> the 9ers are looking for ano

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pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar.'t for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >> greta: is the debt ceiling law a band-aid on the economy? the law raises the debt ceiling cuts more $2 trillion on our debt over the next ten years but with a what was when 2013 comes? >> explain this to me. in terms of the debt ceiling deal, change in the first year, in the second year and when are we going to see the last $900 billion in the first group of cuts? >> as we always do when we budget it's spread out over a ten-year period of time. $900 billion is working ten years. if that is carried out, that is not a bad deal. so often we see congress change things along the way. so you are only sure of what is going to be for the next couple of ye

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nascar, paul men ard won the brickyard 400. then a mix between supercross and enduro. all spills and thrills. all kidding aside, it's a very difficult sport. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." >>> the final harry potter film reaches a magical milestone. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. we'll introduce you to a marine. : >>> welcome back. forecast pretty simple. doesn't look too bad out there. the areas that got monsoonal showers yesterday will have a chance again today. arizona, phoenix, some up through areas of utah, where temperatures will be cool wer the clouds today. seattle looks all right. 77 partly cloudy. once we burn off the clouds a nice sunny afternoon in most california.1: the interior sections will be the warmest area. the weather pattern won't change this week. >>> if you're watching us on nbc 4 in los angeles, california, nearby santa ana where you and the family can learn about one of our most precious resources. that's water works. that's water. at the discovery science center. that's your event of the day. n

fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar.like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." the debate start on the house floor and there is a vote expected this evening. the senate is expected to vote tomorrow. let's take a listen to eric cantor to hear what he had to say about the deal they're voting on in a few hours. >> the house will vote on a measure today that although not perfect, will begin to change the culture here in washington. now, i said the bill is not perfect and it's not. but changing the way that washington spends taxpayer dollars is often a lot like redirecting our turning an aircraft carrier. it's a monumental task. >> andrea: making some excuses. all right. now

i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar.ike if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >>> breaking news out of libya. we are hearing reports that rebels have entered the square. to put it in perspective, this is like times square in tripoli. you're seeing images of one of the sons of moammar gadhafi. and rebel official sas two of moammar gadhafi's sons have been captured. you're seeing images of rebel advances into the city. the rebels say they are now in control of most of parts of the capital. most of the parts of the capital tripoli, that illusive prize that was, it seems, and i'm using the past tense under the control of moammar gadhafi forces. if green square is now in the control of rebels, this is extremely signi

i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar.t weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. wrists from the handcuffs. >> i have permanent scars on my ankles where they've put them on so tight that i bleed sometimes. >> damien echols bears the marks of a man who spent nearly half his life on arkansas's death row. >> it's kind of hard to sit here and try to have a normal discussion with your family whenever they can look down and see that you're bleeding through your socks. >> but even more painful, he says, is the question he's had to answer for the past 18 years. >> how often has someone asked you, did you kill those children? >> every single time i've done an interview i've been asked that. >> damien lives in 24-hour lockdown. he's

nationwide series, i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascarfor customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >>> "crime and punishment" tonight, a startling new report about the american woman missing in aruba and what the man who is in custody told investigators in the early hours after the search. robyn gardner was last seen august 2nd. the man she was with, gary giordano, said they disappeared shortly after they were together. tonight abc is reporting that police started talking to giordano shortly after they began talking, looked at his watch and said, she might be dead now. local fishermen told abc that he seemed very drunk when he reported her missing. martin savidge joins us live. when you talked to the aruban authorities, what do they make of this guy

aveeno tinted moisturizers. the nascar nationwide series, in four weeks. i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. >>> jason baldwin, damon echols and jessie miskelly are free men today. they were just teenagers when they went to prison for killing two little boys just three years ago. now they are out thanks to a highly unusual plea deal in which they admit guilt. >> reporter: after more than 18 years behind bars t men known as the west memphis three find that freedom has a bitter taste. >> this was not just -- they sent us to prison for the rest of our lives, and we had to come here and all they said was that we'll let you go only if you admit guilt. >>

. >> nascar in michigan. points leader kyle busch pulled away from jimmie johnson after a restart with two laps to go to win the pure michigan 400. busch's first win at michigan. i can't wait for the college football season to begin september 3rd right here on abc-7 7. >> alan: coming up, a rare occurrence at the box office as a film moves up in >> thanks. you can write my obituary. a daughter, still single. >> alan: "the help" is cleaning up, taking over the number one spot with $20 million in ticket sales in its second weekend. the film is a drama based on the best-selling book. it debuted in second place last weekend. >> "rise of the planet of the apes "slipped to number two. and conan the barbarian debuted at four, and remake fright night rounds out the top films for the week. thanks for joining us, see you tonight at 11:00. captioned by closed captioning services inc. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. ta